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  2. Soil liquefaction - Wikipedia

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    Soil liquefaction occurs when a cohesionless saturated or partially saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress such as shaking during an earthquake or other sudden change in stress condition, in which material that is ordinarily a solid behaves like a liquid.

  3. Liquefaction - Wikipedia

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    In materials science, liquefaction [1] is a process that generates a liquid from a solid or a gas [2] or that generates a non-liquid phase which behaves in accordance with fluid dynamics. [3] It occurs both naturally and artificially. As an example of the latter, a "major commercial application of liquefaction is the liquefaction of air to ...

  4. Glossary of geology - Wikipedia

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    soil liquefaction The process describing the behavior of soils that, when loaded, suddenly suffer a transition from a solid state to a liquefied state, or which have the consistency of a heavy liquid. sorting Sorting describes the distribution of grain size of sediments, either in unconsolidated deposits or in sedimentary rocks. Very poorly ...

  5. Ground failure - Wikipedia

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    The term ground failure is a general reference to landslides, liquefaction, lateral spreads, and any other consequence of shaking that affects the stability of the ground. This usually takes place as an after-effect of an earthquake , and is one of the major causes of destruction after an earthquake.

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    In Blake Lively’s bombshell sexual harassment complaint against Justin Baldoni, the fixers are now part of the problem. On top of the laundry list of accused misconduct on the set of the film ...

  7. Big Lots is planning "going out of business" sales at all of ...

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    Update: Big Lots says it reached a deal in late December to keep hundreds of U.S. stores open. Big Lots is preparing to close all of its stores, the bankrupt discount retailer said Thursday. The ...

  8. Slump (geology) - Wikipedia

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    This particular slump was initiated by a magnitude 8.4 earthquake that resulted in liquefaction of the soil. Around 75 houses were destroyed by the Turnagain Slump. Power lines, fences, roads, houses, and other manmade structures may be damaged if in the path of a slump.

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    Cameron was born and raised in Los Angeles alongside his sisters, Brynn and Emily, and brother, Colby. The retired tight end comes from an athletic family.